Just as Gao Hongming was training the troops and following Xie Da’s military doctor, Yan Laoxi also began to launch his propaganda machine.

Chongqing, Chengdu, Guilin, Nanning and other major cities that have not yet fallen

"Extra...Extra... The Liantai County militia of the Shanxi Sui Army, led by its commander Gao Hongming, wiped out the third wing of the Fourth Mixed Brigade in Cangyunling, killed the captain of the regiment Nobuzeni and seized a side of the wing flag. This move broke the record that the wing flag had never been seized since the Meiji Restoration of the Japanese army!

In order to commend his military achievements, Chief Yan reported to the Ministry of Military Affairs to request his merits, and planned to hold a commendation ceremony on the 15th of March to welcome journalists and colleagues from all over the world to come and watch the ceremony!"

1940 was the most difficult year for the Chinese War of Resistance. In the past three years, the Japanese army occupied nearly half of China's territory as if they were unstoppable. On the other hand, the national army could only retreat step by step and resisted with the vast space.

The reason why the Kuomintang army was defeated so badly was not only that the soldiers' individual quality was inferior to the Japanese army, but also that their weak industrial strength was also an important reason. In addition, the United States, Britain and other countries deliberately pleased Japan for their own interests in the Pacific and Southeast Asia. They not only turned a blind eye to Japan's affairs in China, but also cut off military aid to China.

Under such circumstances, the Chinese people's confidence in anti-Japanese war suffered serious setbacks. When Wang Jingwei publicly claimed in Nanjing that he would form a new government, a large group of former military generals immediately surrendered to him.

At this time, it was suddenly reported that a Japanese corps captain was shot dead and even the corps flag was seized. This news was no less than a shot of a heart-warming agent for the sluggish atmosphere in China. Soon, there was a sensation all over the country, and many reporters flocked to Ke Nangpo, a nameless place in the past.

Chongqing Zengjiayan Mansion

Chairman Jiang, dressed in casual clothes, sat on the sofa, and Dai Li, the head of the Military Command, stood respectfully in front of him.

"Yunnong, is what Yan Baichuan said true?"

"Principal, according to our investigation, what Chief Yan said is indeed true. The person who shot and killed the third team leader of the Fourth Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army was indeed a man named Gao Hongming.

This person is from Liantai County, Shanxi Province. A few months ago, because his father was in a Japanese patrol while going to the countryside to do business, the two sides had a conflict and his father was shot dead by the Japanese army.

After learning the bad news, Gao Hongming vowed to avenge his father, and then organized a local militia of three or four hundred people. Half a month ago, while the Japanese army was fighting fiercely with the Eighth Route Army at Cangyunling, he led the militia to raid the Japanese command center from the rear, and actually took off the command center of Sakata Nobute and seized the Japanese army's corps flag."

"That's it?" The Chairman was a little unbelievable. If the Japanese command was so easy to fight, even a local militia group that had been established for only a few months could easily take down their command. What did the millions of national troops under his command do for food? Are they all waste?

"After the students repeatedly confirmed, this battle report is indeed true." Dai Li's face was also a little embarrassed. When he received the following report, he couldn't believe his first reaction. Just looking at this battle report was like he was playing tricks on them.

He ordered a re-investigation without hesitation, but after checking it three times in a row, the final result showed that it was still the case. This was so embarrassing. The more dazzling the battle report was, the more incompetent the national army was.

The chairman was silent for a while and suddenly cursed: "Incompetent...shameless..."

Dai Li lowered his head and did not dare to speak. He understood the pain in his principal's heart very well.

Three years after the war began, millions of national troops were defeated and their territory was lost one after another. In such a dark moment, how much he hoped to see a victory.

Although there is a victory now, it is embarrassing that it is not his direct troops who won this battle, but a militia group that has no official number. If this matter is spread, how do people across the country view the national army and how do they view him as the leader?

However, the chairman was the chairman after all, and he quickly came up with a countermeasure, "Yunnong...you should notify the Ministry of Military Affairs immediately. Let Jingzhi issue a letter of appointment and appoint that Gao..."

"Gao Hongming!" Dai Li hurriedly walked aside.

"Yes... appointing Gao Hongming as colonel, his militia will also give him a number, which will be controlled by the Sixth Army. Then, the date of the appointment is six months ahead of the date. Do you understand?"

Dai Li was stunned for a moment, then immediately recalled and looked at his boss with admiration, "The principal is wise... the students admire him!"

"Well...you go!"

Of course, Gao Hongming didn't know that he was inexplicably named the regiment commander. At this time, he was checking the training situation of the artillery battalion.

Yes, you read that right.

Recently, he was like a nouveau riche who had been poor and rich recently, and his mentality began to expand, and he actually created a gun battalion and an air defense company.

The artillery battalion consists of a company with six American M101MM howitzers, one with eight M1 Type 75MM howitzers and one with eight M30 Type 107MM mortars.

The air defense company is equipped with eight 88mm cannons, which are temporarily under the command of the artillery battalion.

The inflated leader Gao is so bold and inhumane.

If it were in the National Army, even if there were so many artillery groups, it would be more than enough to be organized by a cannon regiment, but Gao Hongming could only be organized into an artillery battalion. Don’t ask why, but the author reads less.

But the consequence of getting so many artillery was that there were not enough gunners to operate these artillery.

You should know that operating artillery is a meticulous job, and it is difficult for people without education to play, especially the air defense company is a technical force.

The previous M2 60 mortar was better. This mortar has a small caliber and a maximum range of only 1,800 meters. The gunner can fully use visual aiming.

But once it is replaced with the M101 105 caliber howitzer and the M1 75 caliber howitzer will not work.

The M101 gun, which was the farthest-fired M101 gun, has a maximum range of up to 11.27 kilometers, and even the M1 howitzer has a range of up to 9 kilometers. For example, the gunfires like this must be directed to the artillery observer in front to guide the report position, and then the gunner calculates the target distance and adjusts the height by itself.

This will give high requirements for the gunner. Once the gunner makes a mistake in calculations, it is very likely to hit the shell on his own head.

"Sir... just spare me. Where did you ask me to get you so many qualified gunners."

The freshly released artillery battalion commander Geng Changshun chased Gao Hongming and begged for mercy.

Gao Hongming gave him the order to make the artillery battalion form basic combat power within one month, which would cost him his life.

"Sir, it will take at least half a year to train a qualified howitzer. This still requires the gunner to have a certain basic knowledge of mathematics. But now the soldiers of the militia cannot even find a few people who know how to read, let alone the basics of mathematics."
Chapter completed!